Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-03-20
FLIRrATIoSs OF SENATORS.
QaeeF ThIaGs Sometimes Happen In
WashinGton society.
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A dinner party was given last week
which was very unpleasant 20 both host
and guests, for there were but five per
sons invited, and three Of them, two
gentlemen and a lady, did not speak TO
each other az all.
Before Senator Logon's death he and
Senator Sabin used to call themselves
twins, as they said they were consid-
cred so much alike that one was con-
stAntly mistaken for the other. Take
care. " said q lady to whom they told
this, or something may be found out,
as was the case when another Senator,
in leaving \ party last winter, got by
mistake into a carriage with the wrong
lady who soon found out what the other
one whom he expected 70 meet would
have goo had she been in the carriage
alone with him"
This suggestion rather pleased the
soi-disant twins. for nothing delights q
United States Senator so much as to
be accused Of flirting. An elderly
Senator, whose youngest child IS over
3 years OF age. was quite aggrieved
wheR lady who had often called upon
him and eaten lunch with him At the
Capitol was being hantered about Il and
said in his presence:
"Oh, know it is perfectly safe to
fiirt with him, even at the Capitol. His
reputation is above suspicion.
SIu have you understand" he ex-
claimed Indignantly although his wife
WAS present, Its not 50 safe as you
think il is. I'm not so old as you are
irving 10 make me out | am always
glad 10 see YOU at the Capitol or any
where, but you mustn't talk that way
about me any more.
The Senator who got into a carnage
with the wrong lady last winter has
been a grass widower this year. as his
wife has kept out Of Washington. The
ioks OF the matter, however, was that
Il was the wife Of foreign Minister
whom ne in the darkness Of the street
in front Of Secretary Whitney'S house.
after an evening reception there, mis-
took for the lady whom be WAS 10 eS-
eort home. and he jumped the foreign
LADY, into 3 carriage, quickly followed
her and shut the door with a bang,
telling the coachman 20 drive on,
while The lady whom he intended 20
axe home was on the sidewalk wildly
CRYING cut:
aOh. senator -, you have gone 90
with my latch-key
Rut. stili unaware Of his mistake, be
$50 the foreign lady said when she sub
sesuently. in her indignation, told the
story at a lunch party pat his arm
about his companion 5 waist and tired
70 Kiss her. She. as she said, could
not speak English and knew no word
Of our language except IRE and
water" 50, meaning 70 give an
alarz. she put her head out Of the
window Of the carriage and shouted
Fivah Natah as loud as she could,
which brought 10 his senses the Sen4-
tor. made him apologize and take her
AZ once 70 her own residence, which vas
close al hand.
It's also said that the wine taken Al
an evening party 50 affected another
Congressman that. having = very
costly silk umbrella with 3 silver han
ale studded with jewels, he, on leaving
/ the scene Of the entertainment, pat sls
umbrella into his carriage, shut ne
door and told the eoachnan % DRIVE
kaas. aud he hlmssi wakes While ~
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